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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP230102150
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Hitting bacteria with a Bam: Lectin-Like Antimicrobials as New Antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance in disease-causing bacteria is a rapidly growing problem, making the development of new antibiotics of critical importance. This project aims to develop naturally produced lectin-like protein antibiotics as novel antimicrobial agents. To achieve this, the project will produce an extensive library of these antibiotics and test them for potency and specificity. Using cutting-edge techniques, it will determine how these antibiotics kill cells on a molecular and cellular level. It is anticipated this research will create the tools and knowledge required to exploit lectin-like protein antibiotics to fight bacterial infection, which will lead to their use in the prevention of crop and livestock losses due to disease.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2023
End Date: 12-2025
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $617,727.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Bacteriology | Microbiology | Structural biology (incl. macromolecular modelling) |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
